Will Pentax make another film camera? "It is still too early to say"

Animation of a Pentax 17 camera spinning, against a white background
(Image credit: Pentax)

As soon as it launched, the Pentax 17 – the first new high-end film camera from a major manufacturer not named Leica in years – sold out in minutes. In fact, it has spent most of 2024 on backorder.

However, after suffering a drop-off in sales over the summer, the company says "it is still too early to say if the product will be a long-term success or if it will have a successor."

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James Artaius
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James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes.